Tag: San Francisco
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Highlights: Andrew’s first overseas trip, Alcatraz, Disneyland, San Diego Zoo, SeaWorld, Knott’s Berry Farm and Vegas. Photos Late 1998, almost exactly 12 years after my first world trip as a 12-year-old in 1986, I set off on my second overseas trip, this time with my mother (Helen), sister (Kara), and nephew (Andrew). We flew to…
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Monday 6 June 2011 Highlights: The sun shining brightly at 00.30 in Anchorage Said a last goodbye to San Francisco with an early 6.20 am start. The next major part of this trip will see many early mornings as I get in touch with nature. I don’t know if I’ll ever be back to San…
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Sunday 5 June 2011 Highlights: Ferry to Sausalito, walking around Sausalito Last full day with my Mum before heading off to Anchorage, Alaska. An early morning start saw another local bus into the city. This time we travelled to the terminal and walked down to the coast enjoying a short walk to the start of…
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Saturday 4 June 2011 Highlights: Ghirardelli Place, Music Box Shop The big shopping day in the Bay area. Last night they issued warnings about unseasonable wet weather, it turned out to be very wet but for the most part it rained while we were indoors. Caught the local bus in San Francisco, always interesting to…
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Friday 3 June 2011 Highlights: Gambling at Las Vegas Airport The shuttle pick up worked out well but had we really left Vegas yet… well no. It’s around 9 am and we are sitting at Las Vegas Airport and playing the slots how addictive is that?? Well not as addicted as the smokers who locked…
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Monday 25 May 2009 Highlights: Minor car accident, Free Treasure Island Outdoor Show Before setting off from San Francisco I noticed on the TV that Vegas was expecting temp of 92, way higher than what we have been experiencing so far so the shorts made their first appearance 🙂
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Sunday 24 May 2009 Highlights: Ghirardelli Square, Fisherman’s Wharf Today we headed into the CBD to visit the attractions in the Wharf district. Catching a local bus mum was surprised at the number of homeless people she saw on the route and some of the locals, as I told her you see the real side…
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Saturday 23 May 2009 Highlights: Sausalito, Muir Woods, Golden Gate Bridge After a long sleep of about 10.5 hours (waking up a few times) I was over my jetlag and ready for the first day of seeing the local area. We started with a good breakfast included with our stay at Best Western Grosvenor Hotel…
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Friday 22 May 2009 Highlights: Qantas First Class Lounge (Melbourne), Free upgrade to Premium Economy. I got to enjoy both the QANTAS First Class and Business Class Lounges, courtesy of my Qantas Platinum membership. I enjoyed the view of the airport as I contemplate the trip ahead. I shared the lounge experience with my mother…
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Tuesday 25 January 2000 Highlights: Golden Gate Bridge, Girhardelli House Ice cream. For our last day in San Francisco we decided to walk to the Golden Gate Bridge, so called because of the entrance to the bay. We totally misjudged the distance and ended up walking for over 2 hours. I know I felt the…
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